High voltage generator

ABSTRACT

A high voltage generator is provided in which a rectifier is connected with the same polarity to each end of the secondary winding of a transformer, e.g., a flyback transformer in such a manner that the other end of one of the rectifiers is connected to a reference potential point and a high DC voltage is produced at the other end of the other rectifier, and moreover, if desired, a moderately high DC voltage is derived from a neutral point for the alternating current which is formed in the secondary winding.

Tltiited Etates Patent 1191 Miyoshi et a1.

1111 3,843,903 1451 Oct. 22, 1974 1 HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR [75]Inventors: Keisuke Miyoshi, Katano; Naoki Shibano, Sakai, both of Japan[73] Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

Ltd., Osaka, Japan 221 Filed: June 4,1973

211 App]. 110.; 366,513

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data June 22, 1972 Japan 47-62678 June22, 1972 Japan 1. 47-62679 June 22, 1972 Japan 47-62680 1521 us. 0315/29, 178/75 R, 178/78, l78/DIG. 11

511 1111. c1. 1101 '29/70 [58] Field of Search 321/2; 315/1, 27 TD, 29,315/30; 178/75 R, 7.8, DIG. 11

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,879,447 3/1959 Preisig315/29 HORIZONTAL DEFLECTION CIRCUIT Bruch 321/2 HF Theisen 315/30Primary Examiner-Gera1d Goldberg Attorney, Agent, or FirmStevens, Davis,Miller & Mosher 5 7 ABSTRACT A high voltage generator is provided inwhich a rectitier is connected with the same polarity to each end of thesecondary winding of a transformer, e.g., a flyback transformer in sucha manner that the other end of one of the rectifiers is connected to areference potential point and a high DC voltage is produced at the otherend of the other rectifier, and moreover, if desired, a moderately highDC voltage is derived from a neutral point for the alternating currentwhich is formed in the secondary winding.

9 Claims, 13 Drawing Figures PAIiNTinncrzz 914 3.843.903

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HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR The present invention relates to a high voltagegenerator which is used to supply a high DC voltage, for example, to thecathode ray tube of a television receiver, and more particularly to ahigh voltage generator which generates a DC voltage higher thanheretofore obtainable, which generates a high voltage more stably andwhich also generates a moderately high DC voltage in a simple manner.

Generally, television receivers require the generation of a high DCvoltage of the order of to 30 kv. which is applied to the anode of thecathode ray tube and of a moderately high DC voltage of the order of onefourth of the former voltage which is applied to the focusing electrodeof the cathode ray tube. In standard television receivers, such high DCvoltage and moderately high DC voltage involve currents of small valuesand thus the flyback pulses produced in the horizontal deflectioncircuit during the flyback period are stepped up by the flybacktransformer and then rectified by the rectifier to provide the requiredvoltages. However, since the voltage used with such a high voltagegenerator is extremely high and moreover the voltage is a pulse signal,there are still many problems which must be solved to achieve operationwith improved efficiency, improved insulation characteristics, operationwith improved stability and so on.

One form of known high voltage generator for television receivers willbe explained first. FIGS. 1a and lb of the accompanying drawingsillustrate typical circuit diagrams of this high voltage generator. InFIG. la, numeral l designates a horizontal deflection circuit includinga horizontal deflection oscillation output circuit and horizontaldeflection coils for enabling the horizontal scanning of the electronbeam in a cathode ray tube 2. Numeral 3 designates a flyback transformerfor stepping up the flyback pulse generated by the horizontal deflectioncircuit 1, 4 a rectifier for rectifying the high AC voltage generated bythe flyback transformer 3 and supplying it to the anode of the cathoderay tube 2 as the required high DC voltage. FIG. 1b is an equivalentcircuit for the high AC voltage generating portion of such high voltagegenerator. In FIG. lb, numeral 31L designates the total inductance onthe side of a primary winding 31 of the flyback transformer 3, 31C thetotal resonance capacitance on the side of the primary winding 31, 32Lthe leakage inductance on the secondary winding side which has beentransferred to the primary side, 32C the total capacitance on the sideof the secondary winding 32 which has been transferred to the primaryside assuming that the total capacitance including the straycapacitance, etc. were concentrated on a coupler 33. In this case, if Crepresents the total capacitance on the secondary side, n the number ofturns in the primary winding 31 of the flyback transformer 3, n thenumber of turns in the secondary winding 32, then the value C of thecapacitance 32C transferred to the primary side is given as With thehigh voltage generator arranged as described above, in order to preventvariation of the anode current (beam current) for the cathode ray tube 2from changing the value of the high DC voltage, that is, in order toreduce the substantial internal impedance of the high voltage generator,a method has been employed in which the secondary side resonantfrequency determined by the inductance 32L and the capacitance 32C isselected to have a frequency which is an odd multiple of the primaryside resonant frequency determined by the inductance 31L and thecapacitance 31C. With the prior art high voltage generators of the typedescribed, the value C of the (transferred) capacitance 32C on thesecondary side is so great that the maximum frequency that the secondaryside resonant frequency can assume is limited to the third harmonic andconsequently the resultant high AC voltage has a waveform with a peakwhich causes the peak pulse amplitude to appear at the central portionthereof with a considerable increase in the impedance value. As aresult, variation of the DC voltage due to variation of the anodecurrent for the cathode ray tube 2 cannot be reduced beyond a certainlimit and the stability attained is not satisfactory. Further, when itis necessary to generate a moderately high DC voltage for the focusingelectrode in a bipotential cathode ray tube, it is customary to supplythe required moderately high DC voltage by dividing the high DC voltagewith a very high resistance resistor. However, this method isdisadvantageous in that since the high DC voltage itself has poorstability as previously mentioned and the high voltage generator has ahigh impedance, even a little leakage current may cause defocusing.

FIGS. 2a and 2b show customary methods of generating the requiredmoderately high DC voltage for the focusing electrode. In FIG. 2a, acenter tap 34 is provided in a secondary winding 32 of a flybacktransformer. 3 so that the generated moderately high AC voltage isrectified by a diode 51, smoothed out by a capacitor 52 and thenadjusted by a resistor 53 to supply the required voltage to the focusingelectrode, while in FIG. 2b a flyback transformer 3 is provided with asecondary winding 35 for generating a moderately high AC voltage whichis rectified by a rectifier 51, smoothed out by a capacitor 52 andadjusted by a resistor 53 to thereby supply the required voltage to thefocusing electrode. However, these customary methods have a disadvantageof additionally requiring the rectifier 51.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a highvoltage generator in which the capacitance on the secondary side of aflyback transformer is substantially reduced to generate a high voltageoutput and which is capable of effecting the tuning of the flybacktransformer to higher order of harmonics with ease and operating with animproved efficiency.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a high voltagegenerator in which the flyback transformer and the like can be simplyinsulated for the alternating current and which is also capable ofgenerating a high voltage output with rectifiers having a lowwithstanding voltage.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a highvoltage generator capable of easily, generating, in addition to therequired high DC voltage, a moderately high DC voltage to be supplied,for example, to the focusing electrode of a cathode ray tube and easilyadjusting the value of the moderately high DC voltage.

In accordance with the present invention, there is thus provided a highvoltage generator which is so designed that the capacitance on thesecondary side of a flyback transformer is reduced to generate a high ACvoltage, that the flyback transformer can be easily tuned to a higherorder of harmonic to secure optimum performance and operation withimproved efficiency, that the insulation for the alternating current canbe simplified, that rectifiers with lower withstanding voltages thanheretofore required can be used, that a moderately high DC voltage canbe very easily supplied, for instance, to the focusing electrode of thecathode ray tube.

Therefore, the invention consists primarily in a high voltage generatorcomprising a transformer having a secondary winding, a first rectifierhaving its one end connected to one end of the secondary winding and theother end connected to a reference potential point, and a secondrectifier connected in the same polarity as the first rectifier andhaving one end thereof connected to the other end of the secondarywinding and having the other end connected to an output terminal for DCvoltage.

Above and other objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will become readily apparent from the following detaileddescription when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

FIGS. la and lb are respectively a circuit diagram of a prior art highvoltage generator and its equivalent circuit diagram;

FIGS. 20 and 2b are respectively a circuit diagram of another prior arthigh voltage generator and its equivalent circuit diagram;

FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c are respectively a circuit diagram, equivalentcircuit diagram thereof and furthermodefied circuit diagram of a highvoltage generator according to an embodiment of this invention;

FIGS. 4a and 4b are circuit diagrams of the high voltage generatoraccording to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of the high voltage generator according tostill another embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 60 and 6b are circuit diagrams of the high voltage generatoraccording to yet another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the high voltage generator according tostill another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention will now be explained in greater detail referringfirst to FIG. 3a showing a circuit diagram of the high voltage generatoraccording to the first embodiment of the invention and FIG. 3b showingan equivalent circuit diagram thereof. In this embodiment, rectifiers 41and 42 are connected with the same polarity to the ends of a secondarywinding 32 of a flyback transformer 3, and the anode of the rectifier 42is connected to a reference potential point (in this case ground). Thatis, a direct current flowing through the secondary winding 32 of thetransformer will follow a path from ground, through diode 42 from itsanode to cathode, coupler 36, winding 32, coupler 33, through diode 41from its anode to cathode and to the anode of cathode ray tube 2. A highDC voltage is produced at the cathode of the other rectifier 41 and thensupplied to the anode of a cathode ray tube 2. With this arrangement,the secondary winding 32 of the flyback transformer 3 is floated fromground so that if the flyback transformer 3 is assumed to be an idealtransformer, no pulse voltage corresponding to the flyback pulse isgenerated at the center point of the secondary winding 32; that is, thiscenter point becomes a neutral point for the alternating current and itassumes a DC potential which is just half the value of the high DCvoltage.

Pulse voltages whose amplitudes are one half of that of the usual highAC voltage and opposite in polarity to each other are produced atcouplers 33 and 36 provided at the upper and lower ends of the secondarywinding 32. Consequently, in this circuit arrangement the secondarywinding 32 functions as if it were substantially divided into two partseach having A n turns and connected in series with each other. As aresult, in the equivalent circuit shown in FIG. 3b, while an inductance31L and capacitance 31C on the primary side and a leakage inductance 32Ltransferred to the primary side are the same as in the prior artdevices, the value C' of the secondary side capacitance 32C transferredto the primary side will be given, assuming that the same secondary sidecapacitance C, as in the prior art devices is concentrated on thecoupler 33 and 36 respectively, as C (V2n /n C0 rn /n Co rt (n /n Co,which indicates that the value is one half of that heretoforeobtainable. Since the secondary side capacitance value C can besubstantially reduced in this way, it is possible to reduce the pulsewidth of the high AC voltage induced in the secondary winding 32 of thetransformer 3 and hence a high AC voltage having a higher amplitude thanheretofore obtained may be generated to thereby produce a higher DCvoltage.

This permits the use of a cathode ray tube having a greater diameter andthus requiring a higher DC voltage. Further, since the capacitance C onthe secondary side can be reduced substantially, the tuning to a higherharmonic of the inductance 32L and capacitance 32C on the secondary sidecan be readily effected and hence a highly efficient high voltagegenerator can be provided. Furthermore, since, in this arrangement, theamplitude of the AC voltage, i.e., the pulse induced in the secondarywinding 32 is one half of that heretofore obtained and since this pulsevoltage is practically superimposed on the DC voltage at the neutralpoint, the insulation between the secondary winding 32 and the core orthe ground for the alternating current can be considerably simplified ascompared with that heretofore required. In other words, the insulationfor the alternating current would be sufficient if it is designed towithstand the voltage which is about one half of that in the prior artdevices. With respect to the direct current, however, the secondarywinding 32 as a whole has always a potential higher than the usual oneby one half the value of the higher DC voltage, but this is not aproblem as compared with the insulation for the alternating currentsince the insulation for the direct current is very simple. In addition,since the value of the voltage applied across each of the rectifiers 41and 42 is reduced to about one half, those rectifiers which have lowerwithstanding voltages may be used.

Further, in view of the fact that the voltage at the neutral point is amoderately high DC voltage, as shown in FIG. 3c, a center tap 37 may beprovided at this neutral point having the moderately high DC voltage tothereby very easily provide without using any rectifier the requiredmoderately high DC voltage which will be suitably divided by a resistor53 and supplied to the focusing electrode of the cathode ray tube 2.

FIG. 4 illustrates the high voltage generator according to anotherembodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, a capacitor 6 isconnected in parallel with the rectifier 42. With this arrangement, thecapacitance value of the capacitor 6 may be changed to change thecapacitance value on the side of the secondary winding 32, so that thepulse width of the high AC voltage induced in the secondary winding 32is changed and consequently the magnitude of the high DC voltageobtained by changing the pulse amplitude of the high AC voltage may beadjusted. Further, by similarly changing the capacitance value on thesecondary side to adjust the tuning frequency of the higher order ofharmonics, the optimum condition is secured to operate the device andthus ensure an improved efficiency. Furthermore, since the capacitancevalue of the capacitor 6 can be changed to change the magnitude of theDC voltage superimposed in the secondary winding 32 and since theposition of the neutral point can be changed and also the magnitude ofthe moderately high DC voltage appearing at this neutral point can bechanged, if the tap 37 is provided at the neutral point to produce themoderately high DC voltage for the focusing electrode of the cathode raytube 2 as shown in FIG.-4b, the moderately high DC voltage of anydesired magnitude may be selected independently of the magnitude of thehigh DC voltage for the anode of the cathode ray tube 2. Ac-

cordingly, in contrast to prior art devices wherein an unnecessarilyhigh voltage is divided, the insulation of the wires, etc. can besimplified and moreover the focusing voltage can be adjusted easily.

FIG. 5 illustrates still another embodiment of the present invention. Inthis embodiment, a resistor is connected in series with the rectifier 42and a capacitor 11 is connected in parallel with the resistor 10. Withthis arrangement, the moderately high DC voltage produced at the tap 37may be changed in proportion to variations in the anode current for thecathode ray tube 2. In other words, the magnitude of the required highDC voltage for the focusing electrode of the cathode ray tube 2 differsdepending on whether the picture is weak, i.e., the anode current is lowor the picture is bright, i.e., the anode current is high. When thepicture is bright, i.e., the anode current is high, the moderately highDC voltage of a smaller magnitude is required for the focusingelectrode. Therefore, in the arrangement shown in FIG. 5, a voltage dropis developed across the resistor 10 which is proportional to themagnitude of the anode current, thereby meeting the abovementionedrequirements. In this embodiment, the capacitor 11 is provided to bypassthe alternating component.

While, in the embodiments of this invention so far described, use ismade of the neutral point for the alternating current which isunartificially formed on the secondary winding 32 of the flybacktransformer 3 by the moderately high DC voltage superimposed in thesecondary winding 32, there is possibility in these arrangements thatthe position of the neutral point may be changed due to a change in thesurrounding conditions of the secondary winding 32 or a change in theoperating conditions, thereby ruining the stable operation of thedevice. To solve this problem the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6a and 6bshows an arrangement wherein the neutral point is forcedly determined.Also in this arrangement, the secondary winding is completely dividedfor the alternating current to thereby improve the efficiency of thehigh voltage generator. In this embodiment, a capacitor 12 having asufficiently low impendance for the AC signal used in this embodiment isprovided between the tap 37 arbitrarily provided on the secondarywinding 32 and the ground, whereby the tap 37 is forcedly caused to actas the neutral point for the alternating current. In this case, thevalues of the AC voltages at the couplers 33 and 36 correspond to thoseobtained by dividing the value of the AC voltage induced in the entiresecondary winding 32 according to the dividing ratio of the total numberof turns in the secondary winding 32 by the tap 37, and

these AC voltages are opposite in polarity with respect to each other.Consequently, the capacitor 12 forcedly divides the secondary winding 32into two parts for the alternating current. Here, each of the twoportions of the secondary winding 32 may be tuned to a separatefrequency. In other words, that portion of the secondary winding 32between the coupler 33 and the tap 37 may be tuned to the third harmonicfrequency, while the other portion of the secondary winding 32 betweenthe tap 37 and the coupler 36 may be tuned to the fifth harmonicfrequency. Such adjustment of harmonic frequency may be easilyaccomplished by suitably chang ing the position of the tap 37, thecapacitance, e.g., the stray capacitance on the side of the coupler 33,the winding method of the respective two portions of the secondarywindings 32 and so on. It has been found from the consideration of thewaveshape of high AC 1 voltage induced in the secondary winding 32 thatif the two portions of the secondary winding 32 are tuned to twoseparate higher order harmonic frequencies, a waveshape having the mostflat leading portion may be obtained when one of the two secondarywinding portions is tuned to (2n l)th frequency and the other portion istuned to (2n 3 )th frequency (n is a positive integer). In other words,the impedance of the high voltage generator is reduced and thus the highvoltage generator can operate with a highly improved stability.Accordingly, the high voltage generator according to this embodiment hasexcellent characteristics.

Further, in view of the fact that the potential at the neutral pointforcedly formed as shown in FIG. 6b is a DC potential, i.e., amoderately high DC voltage, this moderately high DC voltage may be veryconveniently utilized to provide the required moderately high DC voltagefor the focusing electrode without using any rectifier. In addition, thevalue of this moderately high DC voltage may be changed as desired bychanging the position of the tap 37.

In the embodiements shown in FIGS. 3 through 6, the voltage generated atthe cathode of the rectifier 42, i.e., the moderately high DC voltage issuperimposed in the entire secondary winding 32 and consequently thesecondary winding 32 is always maintained at a potential which isconsiderably high with respect to the ground. Therefore, if a fineconductor of the order of 0.1 mm d) is used for the secondary winding32, there is a danger of the secondary winding 32 breaking down due toelectrolytic corrosion when the moisture in the air attaches to thesecondary winding 32. To prevent this danger, as shown in FIG. 7, a core38, primary winding 31 and secondary winding 32 of the flybacktransformer 3 may be placed in a sealed case 7 and then a filling oil 8such as silicon oil having excellent insulating property and highfrequency characteric may be filled in the space within the case,thereby solving the problem. In this case, the rectifiers 41 and 42 maybe concurrently housed conveniently in the case 7, thereby eliminatingthe circuit lead in. Further, in FIG. 7 numerals 91, 92, 93 and 94designate connecting ter minal strips for connection with externalcircuits and so What we claim is:

1. A high voltage generator comprising a transformer having a secondarywinding, a first rectifier having one end thereof connected to one endof said secondary winding and the other end thereof connected to areference potential point, said first rectifier being provided to floatthe secondary winding of said transformer from the reference potentialpoint, and a second rectifier having the same polarity as that of saidfirst rectifier with respect to DC current flowing through the secondarywinding of said transformer, said second rectifier having one endthereof connected to the other end of said secondary winding and theother end thereof being an output terminal for a load.

2. A high voltage generator according to claim 1, wherein saidtransformer is housed in a case filled with an insulating liquid.

3. A high voltage generator according to claim 1, wherein saidtransformer is a flyback transformer and wherein an output terminal formoderately high DC voltage is provided at a neutral point foralternating current produced in the secondary winding of said flybacktransformer, said neutral point being defined as a point at which nopulse potential corresponding to a flyback pulse is generated and pulsevoltages are induced between the neutral point and one end of saidsecondary winding and between the neutral point and the other end ofsaid secondary winding respectively, said pulse voltages having reversepolarity with respect to each other.

4. A high voltage generator according to claim 1 further including acapacitor connected in parallel with said first rectifier connected tosaid reference potential point.

5. A high voltage generator according to claim 4, wherein saidtransformer is a flyback transformer and wherein an output terminal formoderately high DC voltage is provided at a neutral point foralternating current in said secondary winding, said neutral point beingshifted by varying the capacitance value of said capacitor, said neutralpoint being defined as a point at which no pulse potential correspondingto a flyback pulse is generated and pulse voltages are induced betweenthe neutral point and one end of said secondary winding and between theneutral point and the other end of said secondary winding respectively,said pulse voltages having reverse polarity with respect to each other.

6. A high voltage generator comprising a flyback transformer having asecondary winding, a first rectifier having one end thereof connected toone end of said secondary winding and the other end thereof connected toa reference potential point, a second rectifier having the same polarityas that of said first rectifier, said second rectifier having one endthereof connected to the other end of said secondary winding, the otherend thereof being an output terminal for a load, and a capacitorconnected between a given division point in said secondary winding and agiven reference potential point, said division point being renderedforcibly to be a neutral point for alternating current by said capacitorat which point no pulse potential corresponding to a flyback pulse isgenerated and pulse voltages are induced between the neutral point andone end of said secondary winding and between the neutral point and theother end of said secondary winding respectively, said pulse voltageshaving reverse polarity with respect to each other.

7. A high voltage generator according to claim 6, wherein tuning to twodifferent odd order harmonic frequencies of a driving AC voltage iseffected by a primary winding of said transformer and said secondarywinding divided by said capacitor.

8. A high voltage generator according to claim 6, wherein an outputterminal for moderately high DC output is provided at the junction pointbetween said secondary winding and said capacitor.

9. A high voltage generator comprising a flyback transformer connectedto a horizontal output circuit, a first rectifier having one end thereofconnected to one end of a secondary winding of said flyback transformerand the other end thereof connected to a reference potential point, asecond rectifier having the same polarity as that of said firstrectifier with respect to DC current flowing through the secondarywinding of said transformer, said second rectifier having one endthereof connected to the other end of said secondary winding and theother end thereof connected to an anode electrode of a cathode ray tube,and an output terminal for moderately high DC voltage provided at aneutral point for alternating current formed in said secondary windingof said flyback transformer, said neutral point being defined as a pointat which no pulse potential corresponding to a flyback pulse isgenerated and pulse voltages are induced between the neutral point andone end of said secondary winding and between the neutral point and theother end of said secondary winding respectively, said pulse voltageshaving reverse polarity with respect to each other, and output terminalbeing connected to a focusing electrode of said cathode ray tube.

1. A high voltage generator comprising a transformer having a secondarywinding, a first rectifier having one end thereof connected to one endof said secondary winding and the other end thereof connected to areference potential point, said first rectifier being provided to floatthe secondary winding of said transformer from the reference potentialpoint, and a second rectifier having the same polarity as that of saidfirst rectifier with respect to DC current flowing through the secondarywinding of said transformer, said second rectifier having one endthereof connected to the other end of said secondary winding and theother end thereof being an output terminal for a load.
 2. A high voltagegenerator according to claim 1, wherein said transformer is housed in acase filled with an insulating liquid.
 3. A high voltage generatoraccording to claim 1, wherein said transformer is a flyback transformerand wherein an output terminal for moderately high DC voltage isprovided at a neutral point for alternating current produced in thesecondary winding of said flyback transformer, said neutral point beingdefined as a point at which no pulse potential corresponding to aflyback pulse is generateD and pulse voltages are induced between theneutral point and one end of said secondary winding and between theneutral point and the other end of said secondary winding respectively,said pulse voltages having reverse polarity with respect to each other.4. A high voltage generator according to claim 1 further including acapacitor connected in parallel with said first rectifier connected tosaid reference potential point.
 5. A high voltage generator according toclaim 4, wherein said transformer is a flyback transformer and whereinan output terminal for moderately high DC voltage is provided at aneutral point for alternating current in said secondary winding, saidneutral point being shifted by varying the capacitance value of saidcapacitor, said neutral point being defined as a point at which no pulsepotential corresponding to a flyback pulse is generated and pulsevoltages are induced between the neutral point and one end of saidsecondary winding and between the neutral point and the other end ofsaid secondary winding respectively, said pulse voltages having reversepolarity with respect to each other.
 6. A high voltage generatorcomprising a flyback transformer having a secondary winding, a firstrectifier having one end thereof connected to one end of said secondarywinding and the other end thereof connected to a reference potentialpoint, a second rectifier having the same polarity as that of said firstrectifier, said second rectifier having one end thereof connected to theother end of said secondary winding, the other end thereof being anoutput terminal for a load, and a capacitor connected between a givendivision point in said secondary winding and a given reference potentialpoint, said division point being rendered forcibly to be a neutral pointfor alternating current by said capacitor at which point no pulsepotential corresponding to a flyback pulse is generated and pulsevoltages are induced between the neutral point and one end of saidsecondary winding and between the neutral point and the other end ofsaid secondary winding respectively, said pulse voltages having reversepolarity with respect to each other.
 7. A high voltage generatoraccording to claim 6, wherein tuning to two different odd order harmonicfrequencies of a driving AC voltage is effected by a primary winding ofsaid transformer and said secondary winding divided by said capacitor.8. A high voltage generator according to claim 6, wherein an outputterminal for moderately high DC output is provided at the junction pointbetween said secondary winding and said capacitor.
 9. A high voltagegenerator comprising a flyback transformer connected to a horizontaloutput circuit, a first rectifier having one end thereof connected toone end of a secondary winding of said flyback transformer and the otherend thereof connected to a reference potential point, a second rectifierhaving the same polarity as that of said first rectifier with respect toDC current flowing through the secondary winding of said transformer,said second rectifier having one end thereof connected to the other endof said secondary winding and the other end thereof connected to ananode electrode of a cathode ray tube, and an output terminal formoderately high DC voltage provided at a neutral point for alternatingcurrent formed in said secondary winding of said flyback transformer,said neutral point being defined as a point at which no pulse potentialcorresponding to a flyback pulse is generated and pulse voltages areinduced between the neutral point and one end of said secondary windingand between the neutral point and the other end of said secondarywinding respectively, said pulse voltages having reverse polarity withrespect to each other, and output terminal being connected to a focusingelectrode of said cathode ray tube.